5.4% ▲ +93.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3991, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3991, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 45.5% of people in postcode 3991 are employed full-time, a figure that is far below the national average. This is a place where fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas. Since 2011, the number of full-time workers has fallen significantly.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This low engagement sits alongside an unemployment rate of 5.4%, which is higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
52.7% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.5% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 11.8%. Other major employers include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and construction, which both account for 9.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers at 15.7%, followed closely by technicians and trades as well as labourers, who each make up 15.2% of the local workers.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3991, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3991/3991-vic/topic/employment